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And the princes of Succoth said,
Are
the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna now in thine hand,
that we should give bread unto thine army?
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And Gideon said, Therefore when the L
ORD
hath
delivered Zebah and Zalmunna into mine hand, then I will tear your flesh with the thorns of the
wilderness and with briers.
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And he went up thence to Penuel, and spake unto them likewise: and the men of Penuel
answered him as the men of Succoth had answered
him.
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And he spake also unto the men of
Penuel, saying, When I come again in peace, I will break down this tower.
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Now Zebah and Zalmunna
were
in Karkor, and their hosts with them, about fifteen thousand
men,
all that were left of all the hosts of the children of the east: for there fell an hundred and twenty
thousand men that drew sword.
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And Gideon went up by the way of them that dwelt in tents on the east of Nobah and Jogbehah,
and smote the host: for the host was secure.
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And when Zebah and Zalmunna fled, he pursued
after them, and took the two kings of Midian, Zebah and Zalmunna, and discomfited all the host.
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And Gideon the son of Joash returned from battle before the sun
was up,
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And caught a
young man of the men of Succoth, and enquired of him: and he described unto him the princes of
Succoth, and the elders thereof,
even
threescore and seventeen men.
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And he came unto the men
of Succoth, and said, Behold Zebah and Zalmunna, with whom ye did upbraid me, saying,
Are
the
hands of Zebah and Zalmunna now in thine hand, that we should give bread unto thy men
that are
weary?
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And he took the elders of the city, and thorns of the wilderness and briers, and with them
he taught the men of Succoth.
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And he beat down the tower of Penuel, and slew the men of the
city.
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Then said he unto Zebah and Zalmunna, What manner of men
were they
whom ye slew at
Tabor? And they answered, As thou
art,
so
were
they; each one resembled the children of a king.
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And he said, They
were
my brethren,
even
the sons of my mother:
as
the L
ORD
liveth, if ye had
saved them alive, I would not slay you.
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And he said unto Jether his firstborn, Up,
and
slay them.
But the youth drew not his sword: for he feared, because he
was
yet a youth.
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Then Zebah and
Zalmunna said, Rise thou, and fall upon us: for as the man
is, so is
his strength. And Gideon arose,
and slew Zebah and Zalmunna, and took away the ornaments that
were
on their camels’ necks.
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Then the men of Israel said unto Gideon, Rule thou over us, both thou, and thy son, and thy
son’s son also: for thou hast delivered us from the hand of Midian.
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And Gideon said unto them,
I will not rule over you, neither shall my son rule over you: the L
ORD
shall rule over you.
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And Gideon said unto them, I would desire a request of you, that ye would give me every
man the earrings of his prey. (For they had golden earrings, because they
were
Ishmaelites.)
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And
they answered, We will willingly give
them.
And they spread a garment, and did cast therein every
man the earrings of his prey.
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And the weight of the golden earrings that he requested was a
thousand and seven hundred
shekels
of gold; beside ornaments, and collars, and purple raiment
that
was
on the kings of Midian, and beside the chains that
were
about their camels’ necks.
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